Acts 16:28 (DRB)

Passage

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying: Do thyself no harm, for we all are here.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and the bands of all were loosed.

Acts 16:27 And the keeper of the prison, awakening out of his sleep and seeing the doors of the prison open, drawing his sword, would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

Acts 16:28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying: Do thyself no harm, for we all are here.

Acts 16:29 Then calling for a light, he went in: and trembling, fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas.

Acts 16:30 And bringing them out, he said: Masters, what must I do, that I may be saved?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "paul", "cried", "loud", "voice", "saying", "thyself", "harm", and "here". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "paul" and "cried", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And the keeper of the prison awakening..." into verse 29's "Then calling for a light he went...", so "paul" and "cried" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "paul" and "cried" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.